Tobit and the Babylonian apocryphal writings

by A.H. Sayce

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 edition. ... The Book of Judith IN the twelfth year of the reign of Nabucho- The War donosor, who reigned in Nineve, the great city; tefween in the days of Arphaxad, which reigned over the Nineveh Medes in Ecbatane, and built in Ecbatane walls and round about of stones hewn three cubits broad and Ecbatane six cubits long, and made the height of the wall seventy cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty and set the towers thereof upon the gates of it, an hundred cubits high, and the breadth thereof in the foundation threescore and he made the gates 10 thereof, even gates that were raised to the height of seventy cubits, and the breadth of them was forty cubits, for the going forth of his mighty armies, and for the setting in array of his Even in those days king Nabuchodonosor made 15 war with king Arphaxad in the great plain, which is the plain in the borders of Ragau. And there came unto him all they that dwelt in the hill country, and all that dwelt by Euphrates, and Tigris, and Hydaspes, and the plain of Arioch the king of the Elymeans, and very many nations of the sons of Chelod, assembled themselves to the battle. Then Nabuchodonosor king of the Assyrians sent unto all that dwelt in Persia, and to all that dwelt westward, and to those that dwelt in Cilicia, and 35 Nabuchod- Damascus, and Libanus, and Antilibanus, and to all onosor that dwelt upon the sea coast, and to those among the marches nations that were of Carmel, and Galaad, and the against higher Galilee, and the great plain of Esdrelom, jtrphaxad'and to all that were in Samaria and the cities thereof, and beyond Jordan unto Jerusalem, and Betane, and Chellus, and Kades, and the river of Egypt, and Taphnes, and Ramesse, and all the land of Gesem, until ye come...

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First published September 12, 2013

About the author

The Rev. Archibald Henry Sayce (A.H. Sayce) (25 September 1846 – 4 February 1933), was a pioneer British Assyriologist and linguist, who held a chair as Professor of Assyriology at the University of Oxford from 1891 to 1919.